Repeating my post from earlier this week (which got no responses); I've revised it slightly: Can anyone suggest names of dealers who might sell WWII British postal history? I am searching for two British slogan cancellations on piece or on cover, one from 1941 and the other from 1948: -- "HELP TO...

G'day Sir Rodney; Looks like I need a rescue again and not from the hurricane either. Being OLD, decripit and forgetful I make reminder notes...HOWEVER, the notes are too brief and then sufferikng from CRS I am lost. A note I wrote says"March 2002 Australia Expo (HK Expo) blue is different." Next...

2=A2 Parks Changing Color (Scott 741 and 757) http://www.1847usa.com/images/741.jpg Shades of this stamp lately observed would indicate that in the late printings, this stamp is gradually assuming the carmine hue customarily seen in the 2=A2...

The (US) N.R.A. Stamp (Scott 732) http://cjoint.com/data/jeg6MXqrjj.htm One of the earliest stamps issued during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 3=A2 N.R.A. commemorative of August, 1933, which was planned to arouse the support and interest of the general public in...

Australia SG0523 Designer R. Ingpen The 5c design representing a pioneer family is a composite prepared by the artist from various sources. The child (front left) is Ingpen's 6yo daughter, Sophie Ingpen. The mother in the design is the artist's wife's grandmother (Mrs Salmon of Ballarat)

Around September 1st, 2005, Ashton Potter started using End Cards that featured a number in the 'NOTICE' triangle. I have three different examples with an assortment of numbers as high as 30 on the New Mexico Rio Grande Blankets end card. In addition to the Rio Grande Blankets, Ashton Potter has...

Recently, on this group, I believe, there was a post about the postmaster general of the U.S. ordering an end to the use of backstamps. Anyone recall who posted it, when? It might have been on Stamporama, but I'm thinking it was Blair, on this group. I search his posts and came up empty. Bob

The link on the previous message was not working properly. Around September 1st, 2005, Ashton Potter started using End Cards that featured a number in the 'NOTICE' triangle. I have three different examples with an assortment of numbers as high as 30 on the New Mexico Rio Grande Blankets end card....

$1 Presidential, U S I R Watermark While the $1 Presidential stamp printed on revenue paper, watermarked, "U S I R," has been given considerable publicity I have not as yet, seen any explanation as to what happened that brought about this variety. Without having made pertinent inquires, I learn...

(US) Presidential Medals Available It may be of interest to readers to know that the medals from which the portrait designs of several of the stamps in the current Presidential set were modelled are obtainable from the U. S. Mint. These are the 5=A2 Monroe, 11=A2 Polk, 14=A2 Pierce, 19=A2 Hayes,...

A commentary by Mr. Giles Bertram, on the release of the new issues back in 1970, that may be of interest, and gobbled up by our resident Machin community. http://cjoint.com/data/iuc62tUclH.htm Courtesy of Australian Stamp News March 1970

G'day Victor, If you are still working on an Engels collection, there is a cover (1840) from Mr. Engels on DDR SGE2358 (1981) Type E707 10pfennig+05pfennig The other in the set of 2, offers a postcard from Karl Marx (1878) HTH

It is shown on the bottom of the page: http://www.values.ch/sna-site/staff/sna-staff.htm -- Victor Manta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spanish North Africa:...

I frequently use eBay for both purchases and sales, and have looked at Yahoo's stamp auctions also. eBay seems to me to be a good place to list provided the item can tolerate the fees and commissions. Yahoo, on the other hand, seems to have a poorer search function, but there are no fees...

A colleague off-list has brought up a very pertinent query, All Australian Aerogrammes and International Pre Paid Envelopes (PPE's) since 1993 are issued NVI (No Value Indicated) excepting "aeropex '94" The contemporary value of the telegram has varied little in the ten years, remaining at around...

I have a nice set of Tanganyika hi values SC 39-44 all cancelled. But the 3 & 5 shilling stamps have a neat quarter inch hole in the center. Can anyone tell me what this is called? Is it a form of cancellation? Does it reduce the value of the stamp? Gordon

"Stephen" Daye Issue The Post Office Department announces a stamp to commemorate the introduction of printing into the United States. . . . Official announcement says, "On a press imported from England, Stephen Daye in 1639, in a house of the first president of Harvard College, produced 'The...

Bavaria Telephone Stamp http://cjoint.com/data/jcarwkxf1D.htm The scan shows a Bavarian Telephone Stamp (Telephone Ticket). It shows a 10pf stamp which paid for a 5 minute telephone call at an official (public) telephone booth (station).

While surfing around, I came across the winners of the "Be for Bush" stamp design contest. For more on B4B and how you can thank a wounded soldier, sailor, airman or Marine, go to http://www.stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com.

Stan Fairchild wrote: Having just acquired the South Africa 1979 issue commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Zulu War, I now have a mystery on my desk. The souvenir sheet has singles of the three stamps in the issue, plus a label. The label is shown at: ...